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| Global Score | |
| 66.2 | 72.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0 | Android 7.1 Nougat |
| 2015-05-06 | 2017-03-03 |
| 5.92 x 3.05 x 0.31 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.19 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| Black, Green and White | Black, Gold and Pink |
| Glass; aluminum | Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 245.00 | $ 218.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 401 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek MTK6752 chipset | Xiaomi Surge S1 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali760 MP2 GPU | Mali-T860 MP4 GPU |
| 8.1 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.04 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Battery | 2860mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 634 hours standby time 12.8 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi 5c is just a bit better than the Xperia C4, with a 72.4 score against 66.2. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Xiaomi Mi 5c has 7.1 Nougat version and Xperia C4 has Android 5.0, providing the user some nice extra features and enhanced performance. The Xiaomi Mi 5c is a newer phone, and it's also a little thinner and just a bit lighter than Xperia C4.
The Xperia C4 counts with a little more vivid screen than Xiaomi Mi 5c, because although it has a bit less pixels per display inch, and they both have exactly the same 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, the Xperia C4 also counts with a bit larger screen. The Xiaomi Mi 5c counts with a greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Xperia C4, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage.
The Xiaomi Mi 5c has a greater processing power than Xperia C4, because it has a higher amount of RAM and a larger number of faster cores. The Xiaomi Mi 5c features just a little bit longer battery life than Sony Xperia C4, because it has a 10% bigger battery capacity. Xiaomi Mi 5c features a much better camera than Sony Xperia C4, because although it has a less MP back-facing camera, it also counts with a way higher video resolution.
Xiaomi Mi 5c not only is the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the other phone, making it a simple decision.
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